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Taiwan to close schools, offices as typhoon Chan-Hom nears

Xinhua, July 9, 2015 Adjust font size:

Offices and schools across northern Taiwan, including Taipei, New Taipei, Taoyuan and Keelung, will be closed Friday in anticipation of the heavy rain and strong winds brought by Typhoon Chan-Hom.

Taiwan issued land and sea warnings on Thursday evening as the typhoon approached the island.

Chan-Hom is expected to sweep the sea areas north of Taiwan on Friday before heading on to the Chinese mainland.

As of 11:00 p.m., the center of the typhoon was about 570 km east of Taipei, and moving northwest at a speed of 19 km per hour, according to the weather authority.

Several airlines had canceled or adjusted flights for Hong Kong and parts of Japan on Thursday evening and Friday. Endi